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1. Outlook 2016
Quick Start Guide
New to Outlook 2016 or upgrading from a previous version? Use this guide to learn the basics.
Explore the ribbon
See what Outlook 2016 can do by clicking the ribbon
tabs and exploring new and familiar tools.
Quick Access Toolbar
Keep favorite commands
permanently visible.
Get help with tools and commands
Enter keywords to get help with commands
or to perform a Smart Lookup on the Web.
Customize the ribbon display
Choose whether Outlook should hide ribbon
commands after you use them.
Show or hide the ribbon
Need more room on your
screen? Click the arrow to
turn the ribbon on or off.
Navigate your mail folders
Click a folder to display its
contents. To turn this pane on
or off, click View > Folder Pane.
Switch between views
Outlook is five apps in one.
Ribbon commands will update
to match the view you choose.
View connection status
Outlook continuously displays
your folder sync status and
server connection status here.
Read emails faster
Dock the reading pane on the
side or at the bottom to view
messages where you want to.

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Set up your account
You can use Outlook 2016 as soon as you enter your account info. On the ribbon,
click File > Info and then click the Add Account button. Sign in with your pre-
ferred email address, or use the information provided by your company or school.
Create new items
In Mail view, on the Home tab, click New Email to compose a new email message,
or click New Items and choose the type of item you want to create.
Organize mail with rules
If you regularly receive large amounts of email from different sources, consider
setting up rules that automatically file messages into mail folders you’ve created.
Start by clicking the Organize tab, and then click Rules > Create Rule.
Switch between views
There’s much more to Outlook than email. At the bottom of the app window, you
can easily switch between the Mail, Calendar, People, Tasks, Notes, and Folders
views to manage all aspects of your busy life.
Commands on the ribbon will switch to match the view you’ve selected, as will the
information shown on the Outlook status bar at the bottom of the app window.

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There’s more to Outlook than email
Switch to the other views to manage all aspects of your busy life.
Create new items in place
Right-click anywhere to create
a new meeting, appointment,
or other event.
Search your calendar
Start typing in the Search box
to instantly find meetings and
appointments.
Easy to use Calendar tools and commands
In Calendar view, the ribbon displays everything you
need to manage every day, week, month, and year.
Switch your point of view
Click to see how busy your
days, weeks, and months are.
Look someone up before scheduling
Type a name and search to verify someone’s
contact info before setting up a meeting.
Sunshine required?
Glance at the weather forecast to make sure
your meeting or event won’t be rained out.
Look back — or way ahead
Need to look up a past event
or want to schedule something
in the distant future? Click the
small arrows to the left and
right of the current month to
skip to the day you want.
Navigate your schedule
While looking at the current
day, week, or month, click the
Back or Forward arrows to
switch the current view.

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Get other Quick Start Guides
Outlook 2016 is just one of the newly designed apps in the new Office 2016. Visit
http://aka.ms/office-2016-guides to download our free Quick Start Guides for
the other new versions of your favorite Office apps.
If you have any feedback about our guides, please submit your comments at the
bottom of the download page. Thank you!
Send us your feedback
Love Outlook 2016? Got an idea for improvement? Click File > Feedback to
open the Windows Feedback app, from where you can send kudos, gripes,
and ideas directly to the Outlook development team.
Get help with Outlook
Type a keyword or phrase into the Tell me what you want to do box on the ribbon
to find the Outlook features and commands that you’re looking for, read our online
Help content, or perform a Smart Lookup on the Web for more insights.
Set your preferences
Something not working quite as expected? It’s easy to change and customize
options at any time. Click File > Options, and then set up Outlook 2016 the
way you want.